Most female CEOs have been more understanding than their male counterparts, of the stress that new mothers experience to 'do it all,' which often means, 'all by themselves.' Why? They've been there. They understand the policies needed to keep women in the workforce.

If months were marked by colors, November in New England would be colored gray.

Without putting the brakes on out-of-control campaign contributions from individuals and corporations - it will be business as usual, with 1 percent of Americans pulling the strings.

If we are serious about providing upward mobility and building a skilled workforce, pre-school is the place to begin.

Like art, political action gives shape and expression to the things we fear as well as to those we desire. It is a creative process, drawing on the power to imagine as well as to act.

Somehow I got the feeling at an early age that I had to do something important with my life.

Statistics do not convey emotion. They shock us for a minute or two, and then we click again.